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    Scientists Scramble To Improve Cocoa Production In Face Of Surging Chocolate Demand

    March 30, 2012
    Scientists in the Peruvian Amazon are trying to find ways to increase cocoa bean production, due to rising demand in emerging markets, food companies and commodity traders are forecasting that global consumption of cocoa will surge by 25 percent.

    Scientists in the Peruvian Amazon are trying to find ways to increase cocoa bean production, due to rising demand in emerging markets, food companies and commodity traders are forecasting that global consumption of cocoa will surge by 25 percent, according to The Wall Street Journal. For the full story, click here.